Posted on 07/05/2015 6:44:30 AM PDT by fulltlt
There is an SCTIMES report but I could not post it due to copyright restrictions.
The article got it wrong. It was an F350, not an F150. And we did not roll into the ditch. We ended up upside down and facing backwards in the middle of the road I94.
See my facebook post at https://www.facebook.com/terry.todd.585
How did you manage that?
From the article...
According to reports, traffic was backed up near the rollover site earlier in the evening.
My gut reaction was so why is this on FR?
Then I read your post. Thankful y’all are OK!
I used to love the Ford trucks but after my wife's incident - no more in this household.
The weight and momentum of a 7,000 to 11,000 lb. truck like the F150, F250 or F350 Ford trucks are almost impossible to correct without "over-steering" or "over-correcting." Most Ford F-150 roll over accidents occur when the driver is forced to take an emergency or evasive action after steering in one direction and then rapidly correcting in the opposite direction, such as a typical avoidance maneuver with a deer, tire tread defect, a dog, pothole, road hazard, tire blowout, tire tread separation or to avoid another vehicle. Sadly, many of these normal evasive actions we take for granted in a passenger vehicle can result in a rollover in a Ford F-150 truck rollover. When such a rollover occurs in a Ford F-150, the survivability of the occupants often depends on their height and on the amount of deformation or crushing of the roof, roof pillars, roof headers and door frames. A Ford F-150 roof crush from a rollover is usually a deadly combination, especially at highway speeds.
You rolled your truck? That makes you an Honorary New Mexican.
Since the top of your truck is all scraped up, you’ll need to repaint it.
I hear Bubba Watson has a flag he’s not going to be using.....
Sam, you are just plain silly and uninformed.
2nd’ing each.
Maybe Ford trucks have a place out on the farm but on the nation's highways - not so much.
One hell of a click bait site....
We had a slide in truck camper that protected us of roof cave in but the most protection was that we were in God’s hands.
My wife who reads and sometimes posts on FR was driving. As we entered a curve in the road the truck started to rock. She couldn’t stop it from rocking and it tipped over and slid down the road.
Because to my wife and I FR is part of our family.
Sam, consider your driving habits and skills. No truck will handle like a sports car or even a family sedan. You have to pay attention to the highway and react to hazards sooner. If you can’t, go drive a little car and stop blaming the equipment.
Still, the word needs to get out there.
Wow! You are certainly blessed to survive that. Prayers of Thanksgiving to Him that you and the wife are okay.
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